A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE BBQ GURU ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Sigma Chi
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-02-27
latest 2020-02-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.19 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 617.59 (+1.60)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.18)
Road miles
9
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.59 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−9.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork Ribs avg 150.18
- Chicken avg 159.23
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SHCA in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2020-02-14).
- last seen 2018-02-16
- back 2020-02-14
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 26th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1532
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Sigma Chi)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Sigma Chi has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sigma Chi on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5049 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#5035 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Sigma Chi's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BBQ GURU | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1772 | 147.9428 | 159.23 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 139.9544 | 150.18 | top 80% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9884 | 142.9028 | 154.66 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1312 | 145.1544 | 153.52 | top 75% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 6 | 26 | 0 | top 80% | 2020-02-14 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6 yrs
2014-02-27 → 2020-02-14
Busiest season
2020
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.18)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
617.59
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
181
52–203 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
9
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1565
average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2018-02-16 → 2020-02-14
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #5036 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1495) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- 2015
- First call Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1772 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- 2017
- Career-best overall score635.4632 * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL)
- 2020
- Most recent contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2020-02-14 |
| -8.7 | * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-02-16 |
| -7.1 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2016-02-25 |
| -5.4 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2015-02-26 |
| -5.2 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2014-02-27 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 83% | 83% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 40 / 42 (597.7028) | 38 (153.1544) | 41 (141.7144) | 36 (155.9884) | 41 (146.8456) |
| 2018-02-16 | *Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 28 / 38 (623.3368) | 34 (154.8228) | 36 (147.3944) | 25 (159.9884) | 21 (161.1312) |
| 2017-02-16 | * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX | 36 / 41 (635.4632) | 17 (168.0000) | 38 (150.3204) | 37 (156.5716) | 32 (160.5712) |
| 2016-02-25 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 35 / 42 (615.9084) | 41 (147.9428) | 12 (165.7144) | 33 (157.0968) | 40 (145.1544) |
| 2015-02-26 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 44 / 61 (623.5200) | 4 (173.1772) | 46 (155.9884) | 53 (142.9028) | 48 (151.4516) |
| 2014-02-27 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 26 / 37 (609.6000) | 17 (158.2628) | 34 (139.9544) | 24 (155.4284) | 16 (155.9544) |